System Configurations - Advantech WLAN-9100 Manual

1-3 System Configurations

The WLAN-9100 Wireless Access Point can be configured in a variety of network system
configurations.
Wireless Infrastructure
In a wireless infrastructure, the WLAN-9100 acts as a bridge. The Access Point connects the
wireless clients together. The WLAN-9100 Access Point acts as a center point for all
wireless communications. This would increase efficiency of the communications since the
wireless adapters do not need to be within direct range of each other.
Wireless Infrastructure with Stations Attaching to a Wired LAN
The WLAN-9100 Wireless LAN Access Point will provide access to a your local LAN. An
integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. A group of
wireless LAN PC users and an Access Point construct a Basic Service Set (BSS). Each
wireless PC in this BSS can talk to any computer on your network via the Access Point.
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